Barn Find Aluminum body Daytona....

Patina show car:

Trans_Maro wrote: Still one of the ugliest Ferraris ever made.

When someone is that out of step with the world, one wonders just how hard he was dropped on his head when young.

In reply to aircooled:

Good going...You just made baby Jesus cry.

In reply to Keith Tanner:

Plus, those designs from the 60's were less hindered by crumple zones and pedestrian impact concerns as well as modern aerodynamic knowledge. And as pretty as those cars may be, many of them were not the easiest things in the world to drive. To the point where there's a reason why Ferrari Daytonas tend not to accumulate miles.

Regardless, Chevy, Dodge and Ford have done modern interpretations of classic designs, with a nod to modern requirements. And they get blasted for "rehashing old designs."

Trans_Maro wrote:

spitfirebill wrote:

Trans_Maro wrote: Still one of the ugliest Ferraris ever made.

Shut your whore mouth!

Wayne Newton owns one, double yuck.

He probably bought his for a few thou when it was just a used car.

Chris_V wrote:

Trans_Maro wrote: Still one of the ugliest Ferraris ever made.

When someone is that out of step with the world, one wonders just how hard he was dropped on his head when young.

Nothing like taking someone's opinion and turning it into a personal attack.

Classy.

You should run for public office.

My opinion is biased anyway, I'm in the home stretch on this one at work:

$1.5 million for a Ferrari that no other collector has? Sounds like a bargain. If I had the means.....

I'd bet it will go for far more than that.

You can be sure that if an auction house is involved, the owner knew about his car the whole time and the "barn find" story is just marketing hype. Nobody "forgets" that they own the only alloy bodied GTB/4 Daytona.

If it's back in Italy now, it will be Ferrari Classiche certified by the time it is available for purchase and it's probably going to be at the RM auction in Lake Como.

Nope, I was mistaken, it's in Maranello.

RM Auction listing.

And that's 1.5 Million EUROS...

Looks like it's all there, wonder how it will clean up?

Trans_Maro wrote: Still one of the ugliest Ferraris ever made.

You really need to look around more. Ferrari, for all its hits, has plenty of (really bad) misses as well:

NOHOME wrote:

Chadeux wrote: In reply to mblommel: Also confusing to me is that it seems like this car was probably less than 10 years old when it got put into storage.

"The Ultimate Driver's Car" has never been Ferrari's Tag-line. And remember it was not a 1.5 million dollar car when it was parked, it was probably a car that needed a repair that exceeded the value of the car at the time, like maybe needed a new wiper-blade?

Reminds me of a conversation I had with a guy driving a 250GT at a vintage event. He was sideways and a huge grin every corner. He mentioned he had turned down a million plus offer for the car, but only paid $10k for it in the late '60's. To him, it was a $10k car, and he treated it as such. Basically he said if he sold it for a million plus, he'd have to find another one and be right back where he was. It was nice to see someone driving it like it was supposed to run.

Someone proposed this design and someone else had to approve. Was everyone drunk that day?

I didn't see anything in the article that said the owner 'forgot' about the car.

In reply to stuart in mn: Maybe he just lost the keys to the lock on the door and got busy with other things. It happens.

ncjay wrote: Someone proposed this design and someone else had to approve. Was everyone drunk that day?

probably a one off for rich client. Taste does not need apply at that point

aircooled wrote: Patina show car:

Looking at this....I'm ok with it. Seems to have been rinsed and driven out. I'd prefer that to the same car with 99% new body panels and just the same vin #.

Now wait just a minute. The Ferrari 456 wagon is one of the prettiest wagons in all of history. That car is on the short list that comes to mind when i indulge in the terrifying contemplation of owning only one vehicle.

Just wash it get it running and go beat the living snot out of it on a track. Use it don't hide it or put it away in some show room.

Kreb wrote:

What is that thing? It looks like somebody stole a the design out of Virgil Exner's trashcan.

I don't think it even looks that bad. A good cleaning and I bet it will look sharp again.

ncjay wrote: Someone proposed this design and someone else had to approve. Was everyone drunk that day?

I would daily drive the living crap out of that...